Improvement in ox-shoes



UNITED STATESy PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. DAVIS, OF BRADFORD, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO' GEORGE BALDWIN, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN OX-SHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 158,473, dated January 5, 1875; application filed November 21, 1874. f

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. DAVIS, of Bradford, in the county of Orange and State of Vermont, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Ox-Shoes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, `making a part of this speciication, and to the letters and iigures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawing is a representation of a top perspective of one section of my oxshoe. Fig. 2 is a bottom perspective of the same, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view.

This invention has relation to metallic shoes for oxen, which are made in two sections 5 and the nature of the invention consists in a recess of suitable size cutinto the body of the shoe, near the front part of each section thereof, into which the soft part of the pad7 of the'foot is received, thereby allowing it full room to expand when the hoof is put to the ground, and obviating all danger of rendering the animal lame. It also consists in a small recess cut into the inner rear edge of each section of the shoe, wherein the bead ofthe hoof is received when it'is put to the ground, with a similar useful result. It furthermore consists in a double flange, arranged at the outer edges of each section, between which the holes for the nails are cut, in combination with a calk upon the front edge of each section, whereby a support is ai'orded, whereby the hoof is kept in a level position, and an undue separation of the two toes or sections thereof' is prevented, and a frequent source of lameness eii'ectually done away with, as will be hereinafter more fully explained.

In the annexed drawings, in which I have caused to be shown only such parts of a shoe as are necessaryto illustrate my invention, A designates one of the sections of an ox shoe, consisting of a curved metallic strip, et, terminating in an inwardly-projecting part, a', having a preferably'cum` ed inner edge, as shown. The enlargement af' of the said section is made with an oblong dish or recess, b, anda second recess, b, is also cut into the inner edge of the curved metallic strip a, the former for the purpose of receiving the pad, and the latter the bead of each section of hoof.

In all shoes heretofore constructed it has been a source of complaint that when nailed to the hoof they frequently caused injury thereto, not unfrequently terminating in permanent and incurable lameness, because of the bruising and compression of both the pad and bead by the ilat upper surfaces of the shoe-section.

This defect is effectually `obviated by making` the recesses b b as above described, in which the pad and the bead are respectively received, having sufficient space therein to expand naturally, and throwing the weight ofthe body outward upon the strong, tough, horny part of the hoof, upon which it is received when the animal is unshod. The outer edges of this shoe have a number of perforations cut through them for the reception of the nails, and are provided with vertical lugs l, which help to keep the sections of shoe from being torn from the hoof. d d indicate calks arranged, respectively, upon the front and rear lower edges of the shoe-sections, which are designed for giving them a reliable hold upon the ground when going up hill or during cold weather, and e e are two parallel flanges, the former situated upon the lower lateral edge of the shoe-section, and the latter a suitable distance inside of the former, to leave a sufficient space between them for the reception of the nails, the perforations therefor being made between the said ilanges, so that when the section is nailed upon the hoof the ends ofthe said nails shall be Hush with the lower edges of the ianges, thus affording a support for the hoof, whereby its sections or toes are prevented from undue separation, thereby preventing straining of their ligaments, and removing a frequent source of incurable lameness.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The sectional ox-shoe, having the recess In testimony that I claim the. above. I have b for the reception of the pad, and the recess hereunto subscribed my name in the presence b for the reception of the bead of an oxs hoof7 of two witnesses. substantially as specified.

2. In a sectional oil-shoe7 the combination JOHN E DAVIS' of the calks d d and the flanges e e upon Witnesses: the lower lateral edges thereof, substantially JOHN B. CORLIss, as and for the purpose set forth. GEORGE E. UPHAM. 

